Airport meat cleaver suspect released

A man who was arrested after being found in possession of a meat cleaver at an airport has been released without charge.

The 31-year-old from Hull was detained at Humberside airport just after 3pm on Sunday.

He was questioned by officers at Scunthorpe police station before being released.

The man had been due to board a flight to Amsterdam, a Humberside Police spokesman said.

Anja Hazebroek, marketing manager for Humberside airport, said: "The man was stopped at our security searches and handed over immediately to the police.

"He was a passenger and had a boarding card, but as soon as he reached the security search area it was picked up on straight away."

The incident comes just weeks after a television programme criticised the airport's security measures.

A BBC journalist and two cameramen spent 30 minutes wandering among the planes in the aircraft manoeuvring area before being stopped by security staff.

The trio had been filming for the BBC programme Inside Out, which was shown earlier this month.

Reporter Sophie Hull, who was questioned for nearly three hours by Special Branch officers before being released without charge, said it was "surprisingly simple" to get into the airport. She walked straight through an unmanned barrier.